I-League: Ten-goal Thriller Lifts Mohammedan SC, Sinks Sreenidi Deccan FC

There can’t be a greater option to allay relegation fears than what Mohammedan SC and underneath their new coach Mehrajuddin Wadoo confirmed within the I-League on Friday, February 24, 2023. They earned an unbelievable and memorable 6-4 win towards table-toppers Sreenidi Deccan at Kishore Bharati Krirangan right here, denting the Hyderabad aspect’s title hopes.

It is unusual how issues change in sport instantly. As the coach of Real Kashmir, Mehrajuddin noticed his workforce battle to search out the web and an extended winless streak on the street led to his ouster. Mohammedan Sporting footballers have additionally been responsible of losing too many scoring alternatives in lots of a match, languishing on the tenth spot on the I-League desk because of this. That is how Kibu Vicuna misplaced his job. But at this time, within the very first match underneath the brand new coach, the Nikola Stojanovic and Co. transformed virtually each probability they created.

They kick-off whistle was nonetheless ringing within the ears of the few thousand Mohammedan Sporting followers after they bought a nook from the appropriate flank. It could be powerful to discover a better-planned and better-executed set piece. Nikola delivered to not the goalmouth melee however to Mirlan Murzaev, who was standing away from the madding crowd, on the sting of the field. He headed it on to Hero of the Match Kevin Lewis, who calmly acquired it with the left foot after which volleyed in along with his proper. It was 1-0.

But Sreenidi’s Nigerian recruit Rilwan Hassan appeared hell-bent on outdoing Lewis with a picturesque purpose. So he bought into the field from left with three defenders surrounding him. Hassan performed a wall cross with David Castaneda that foxed them, bought right into a taking pictures place and located the web with a right-footer on the far submit, making it 1-1.

That was the beginning of the insanity.

With midfielders of each side reluctant on nipping assaults within the bud, there was finish to finish motion and Abiola Dauda made it 2-1 within the twenty first minute. He bought the ball on the left wing from Lewis, reduce in by way of two defenders and unleashed a fierce right-footer from outdoors the field. There was not a lot Sreenidi goalkeeper CK Ubaid may do.

The Mohammedan defence was not doing any higher in tackling early and paid the worth quickly. Faysal Shayesteh lobbed one for Castaneda into the field and since no one was there to move it out, Sairuatkima held on to the Colombian’s jersey. The referee needed to award a penalty and flash the yellow card. Castaneda had no issues scoring his fifteenth purpose of the season from the spot. It was 2-2 and the match was solely 28 minutes previous.

But solely a few minutes later, Lewis despatched a by way of cross into the field that caught Sreenidi’s Ghanaian defender Awwal Mohammed napping. Dauda cleverly tapped it previous onrushing Ubaid with the left foot, pretending to go together with the appropriate. 3-2.

As if a lot motion was not sufficient for one half, Shaher Shaheen needed to make a goalline save within the stoppage time.

The second half began on the identical hectic observe. Nikola’s beautiful again heel discovered Dauda proper in entrance of the purpose and Ubaid was magnificent in denying him from level clean. However, he was helpless within the forty eighth minute as Sheikh Faiaz scored with a left-footer off a lob from Murzaev. That 4-2 cushion was threatened twice by Castaneda within the subsequent 20 minutes. First he was denied by an outstanding save by Mohammedan goalie Zothanmawia and on the second event, his head went simply over the bar.

But Lewis took the difficulty past Sreenidi with a present of very good particular person ability within the 67th minute. Getting the ball simply outdoors field, he wrong-footed two defenders with one dodge and unleashed a scorching right-footer to make it 5-2.

Palpably upset Sreenidi coach Carlos Pinto removed Ubaid two minutes later and in addition changed Hassan along with his compatriot Louis Ogana. But the coach appeared to have accepted defeat and determined to maintain his greatest weapon contemporary, when he changed Castaneda within the seventy fifth minute. However, Ogana did the most effective he may. His highly effective again head off Faysal’s free-kick within the 79th minute lowered the margin to 5-3. But the Deccan defence seemed resigned to their destiny when Nikola went previous three of them within the very subsequent minute to make it 6-3.

Rosenberg Gabriel was not giving up although. He got here in from the appropriate wing and made it 6-4 with a right-footer, regardless of Zothanmawia standing on the close to submit. The absence of a sort out was both an indication of Mohammedan defenders’ fatigue within the third minute of stoppage time, or of the information that the lead was unassailable.

Incredibly sufficient, Dauda may have truly elevated the margin simply earlier than the ultimate whistle, however his shot off a cute again heel from Murzaev contained in the Sreenidi field hit the upright.

Mohammedan at the moment are as much as the eighth spot on the I-League desk with 23 factors from 19 matches, whereas RoundGlass Punjab now get the possibility to turn into leaders after they tackle Sudeva Delhi on Sunday.Kean Lewis and Abiola Dauda netted a brace every to assist Mohammedan SC beat Sreenidi Deccan FC 6-4 within the I-League

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